06/24/2020

As part of the virtual celebrations that characterize San Fermines this year, the Navarrese Club in Mendoza is launching its contest “Your #Sanfermín2020 poster.” They are inviting everyone to design the poster for this year’s festivities with “tempting prizes including some that make your mouth water.” The contest is open to everyone 18 years of age and older residing in ...
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06/23/2020

Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu will meet tomorrow, June 23rd, via Zoom with representatives of Basque clubs, and the Basque community around the world. The meeting will begin at 5pm Euskadi time. According to the Basque Government, “Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu is holding this virtual meeting with Basque clubs around the world to allow them to share their COVID-19 experiences.”
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06/23/2020

The Basque club in the Venezuelan capital is progressing steadily in its solidarity and care projects for the local Basque community, especially in regards to health and elderly issues. That is why they enthusiastically report that the Day Center is underway for people over 65 or in a situation of dependency. "The Center will operate two days a week, at our facilities in El Paraíso," explains Ibane ...
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06/23/2020

The Basque Community of Chile Basque Club in the city of Mapocho will debut its first website this Wednesday, as proudly reported by its president, Rossana Arza. They will do so in a special context since they will celebrate Basque Week 2020 this week, June 24-26, in conjunction with the club’s 13th anniversary.
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06/22/2020

The Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno has announced its Basque Writing Contest that is organizes annually. The opportunity is for unpublished texts, or those in the process of being published, in English in relation to Basques, or Basque culture, or Euskal Herria and its Diaspora. Deadline to submit works is December 15, 2020. First prize includes a cash prize and ...
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06/22/2020

En Australia, with the end of sheltering in place and the reduction of restrictions, the Gure Txoko Basque Club in Sydney has announced that it will reopen its doors next weekend, and so anyone wishing to enjoy their wonderful food next Sunday, should be ready to make a reservation. “We are opening respecting of course the measures put in place due to COVID 19,” club sources told ...
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06/22/2020

The Iparraldeko Euskal Etxea is celebrating its 125th anniversary in an unusual way do to COVID-19. But “A run that exceeds 100 years should be celebrated,” so members of the club’s Sub-Commission of Culture, led by Norma Rios, will do so with an activity that is already a classic among literary fans that also complies with the preventative measures in place today, view the evolution of the ...
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06/19/2020

The closure of the Noriega Hotel in Bakersfield has obviously moved many people. However, they had announced the sale of its furniture, decorations, utensils and its interior contests would take place on Saturday, but this was suddenly canceled yesterday. We then found out that as we published yesterday, a local person who already has other businesses in Bakersfield, Bill Osathanugrah, purchased its name ...
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06/19/2020

Chile is going through a difficult time because of the way that COVID-19 has spread throughout its territory, but different cultural groups and associations try to continue building and make these hours a little more bearable for the community. This is the case of the Basque Community of Chile Basque club in Santiago that has decided to go ahead with the commemoration of its 13th anniversary and carry out ...
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06/18/2020

He said he would announce a new project and this week he has. The well-known Basque-Boisean cultural and professional promoter, Dan Ansotegui, will inaugurate a new proposal for a Basque imprint in the culinary world of Boise for July 15. The establishment is called 'Ansots' and will open at 560 W. Main St., downtown, near the Basque Block and will provide services on site, for takeout, as well as ...
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